diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/default.nix
index 065e4462f2e..0601022df61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/default.nix
@@ -2,22 +2,36 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "vlang";
-  version = "weekly.2021.51";
+  version = "weekly.2022.19";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "vlang";
     repo = "v";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1jvq3fxckl2jidiigkvclacjxbg5k38268mck7bl1ky1yspgfrnq";
+    sha256 = "1bl91j3ip3i84jq3wg03sflllxv38sv4dc072r302rl2g9f4dbg6";
   };
 
+  # Required for bootstrap.
   vc = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "vlang";
     repo = "vc";
-    rev = "c8ed2cd82b247e94c33217dba35c420cfc02fef3";
-    sha256 = "1acgx1qp480jmsv1xvqy1zf7iyy90mvg9x1m1b0zrwx09wz4y1cq";
+    rev = "a298ad7069f6333ef8ab59a616654fc74e04c847";
+    sha256 = "168cgq6451hcgsxzyd8vq11g01642bs5kkwxqh6rz3rnc86ajic0";
   };
 
+  # Required for vdoc.
+  markdown = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "vlang";
+    repo = "markdown";
+    rev = "bbbd324a361e404ce0682fc00666df3a7877b398";
+    sha256 = "0cawzizr3rjz81blpvxvxrcvcdai1adj66885ss390444qq1fnv7";
+  };
+
+  # vcreate_test.v requires git, so we must disable it.
+  patches = [
+    ./disable_vcreate_test.patch
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glfw freetype openssl ]
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isUnix upx;
 
@@ -26,19 +40,33 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [
     "local=1"
     "VC=${vc}"
-    # vlang seems to want to write to $HOME/.vmodules , so lets give
-    # it a writable HOME
-    "HOME=$TMPDIR"
   ];
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+    cp cmd/tools/vcreate_test.v $HOME/vcreate_test.v
+  '';
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/{bin,lib,share}
     cp -r examples $out/share
     cp -r {cmd,vlib,thirdparty} $out/lib
-    mv v $out/lib
+    cp v $out/lib
     ln -s $out/lib/v $out/bin/v
     wrapProgram $out/bin/v --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ stdenv.cc ]}
+
+    mkdir -p $HOME/.vmodules;
+    ln -sf ${markdown} $HOME/.vmodules/markdown
+    $out/lib/v -v build-tools
+    $out/lib/v -v $out/lib/cmd/tools/vdoc
+    $out/lib/v -v $out/lib/cmd/tools/vast
+    $out/lib/v -v $out/lib/cmd/tools/vvet
+
+    # Return the pre-patch vcreate_test.v now that we no longer need the alteration.
+    cp $HOME/vcreate_test.v $out/lib/cmd/tools/vcreate_test.v
+
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/disable_vcreate_test.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/disable_vcreate_test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85ed867c83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/vlang/disable_vcreate_test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+diff --git a/cmd/tools/vcreate_test.v b/cmd/tools/vcreate_test.v
+index 3d07f4773..de8a202df 100644
+--- a/cmd/tools/vcreate_test.v
++++ b/cmd/tools/vcreate_test.v
+@@ -2,127 +2,6 @@ import os
+ 
+ const test_path = 'vcreate_test'
+ 
+-fn init_and_check() ? {
+-	os.execute_or_exit('${os.quoted_path(@VEXE)} init')
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('vcreate_test.v') ? == [
+-		'module main\n',
+-		'fn main() {',
+-		"	println('Hello World!')",
+-		'}',
+-		'',
+-	].join_lines()
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('v.mod') ? == [
+-		'Module {',
+-		"	name: 'vcreate_test'",
+-		"	description: ''",
+-		"	version: ''",
+-		"	license: ''",
+-		'	dependencies: []',
+-		'}',
+-		'',
+-	].join_lines()
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('.gitignore') ? == [
+-		'# Binaries for programs and plugins',
+-		'main',
+-		'vcreate_test',
+-		'*.exe',
+-		'*.exe~',
+-		'*.so',
+-		'*.dylib',
+-		'*.dll',
+-		'vls.log',
+-		'',
+-	].join_lines()
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('.gitattributes') ? == [
+-		'*.v linguist-language=V text=auto eol=lf',
+-		'*.vv linguist-language=V text=auto eol=lf',
+-		'*.vsh linguist-language=V text=auto eol=lf',
+-		'**/v.mod linguist-language=V text=auto eol=lf',
+-		'',
+-	].join_lines()
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('.editorconfig') ? == [
+-		'[*]',
+-		'charset = utf-8',
+-		'end_of_line = lf',
+-		'insert_final_newline = true',
+-		'trim_trailing_whitespace = true',
+-		'',
+-		'[*.v]',
+-		'indent_style = tab',
+-		'indent_size = 4',
+-		'',
+-	].join_lines()
+-}
+-
+ fn test_v_init() ? {
+-	dir := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), test_path)
+-	os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	os.mkdir(dir) or {}
+-	defer {
+-		os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	}
+-	os.chdir(dir) ?
+-
+-	init_and_check() ?
+-}
+-
+-fn test_v_init_in_git_dir() ? {
+-	dir := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), test_path)
+-	os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	os.mkdir(dir) or {}
+-	defer {
+-		os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	}
+-	os.chdir(dir) ?
+-	os.execute_or_exit('git init .')
+-	init_and_check() ?
+-}
+-
+-fn test_v_init_no_overwrite_gitignore() ? {
+-	dir := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), test_path)
+-	os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	os.mkdir(dir) or {}
+-	os.write_file('$dir/.gitignore', 'blah') ?
+-	defer {
+-		os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	}
+-	os.chdir(dir) ?
+-
+-	os.execute_or_exit('${os.quoted_path(@VEXE)} init')
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('.gitignore') ? == 'blah'
+-}
+-
+-fn test_v_init_no_overwrite_gitattributes_and_editorconfig() ? {
+-	git_attributes_content := '*.v linguist-language=V text=auto eol=lf'
+-	editor_config_content := '[*]
+-charset = utf-8
+-end_of_line = lf
+-insert_final_newline = true
+-trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+-
+-[*.v]
+-indent_style = tab
+-indent_size = 4
+-'
+-
+-	dir := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), test_path)
+-	os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	os.mkdir(dir) or {}
+-	os.write_file('$dir/.gitattributes', git_attributes_content) ?
+-	os.write_file('$dir/.editorconfig', editor_config_content) ?
+-	defer {
+-		os.rmdir_all(dir) or {}
+-	}
+-	os.chdir(dir) ?
+-
+-	os.execute_or_exit('${os.quoted_path(@VEXE)} init')
+-
+-	assert os.read_file('.gitattributes') ? == git_attributes_content
+-	assert os.read_file('.editorconfig') ? == editor_config_content
++	println('vcreate_test disabled')
+ }